I'd like to highlight one point here: when doing report-style coverage in any medium, there are often strict time limits, both in terms of run-time and research/creation. I speak to magazine writers who have four pages to do a feature, news reporters who must fit an overview into 1000 words . . . they're lucky if they have a week to put it all together.
Often the purposes of the reporter – and, indeed, of the subject – are better-served by focusing on one topic, doing a really good job with it, and then filling in around the edges. If you want a comprehensive picture, go to Wikipedia.
I'd like to highlight one point here: when doing report-style coverage in any medium, there are often strict time limits, both in terms of run-time and research/creation. I speak to magazine writers who have four pages to do a feature, news reporters who must fit an overview into 1000 words . . . they're lucky if they have a week to put it all together.
Often the purposes of the reporter – and, indeed, of the subject – are better-served by focusing on one topic, doing a really good job with it, and then filling in around the edges. If you want a comprehensive picture, go to Wikipedia.